Applicative value of three-dimensional DSA and MRI or CT fusion technology in the treatment of intracranial arteriovenous malformations / 中国脑血管病杂志

Objective Toinvestigatetheapplicativevalueof3D-DSAandheadMRIorCTfusion technology for guiding the individualized treatment of intracranial arteriovenous malformation (AVM ). Methods Twenty-onepatientswithAVMdiagnosedwithDSAattheDepartmentofNeurosurgery,Nanjing General Hospital of Nanjing Military Command from January 2015 to May 2015 were analyzed retrospectively. All patients performed DSA,MRI,and CT scan respectively before procedure,and they also performed 3 D-DSA and MRI or CT fusion. Of the 21 patients,15 performed MRI and 3D-DSA fusion,6 performed CT and 3D-DSA fusion. According to the image fusion results of the patients,the individualized treatment regimens were further developed,including microsurgical resection,endovascular embolization,and stereotactic radiotherapy (alone or combined treatment). The patients were followed up and observed for 2 to 6 months after procedure.Results Fromthe3D-DSAwithheadMRIorCTfusionimagesofthepatientsbeforetheprocedure not only could observe the vascular architecture of AVM,the relationship between the niduses and the surrounding nerve structures,but also could precisely locate the positions of AVM with small aneurysms or tiny AVMs. According to the results of image fusion,17 patients with AVM were treated with microsurgical resection,2 were treated with interventional embolization and stereotactic radiotherapy,and 2 were treated with stereotactic radiotherapy only. Of the 17 patients with AVM underwent microsurgical resection, none experienced intracranial rebleeding during the follow-up period. The last Glasgow outcome scale (GOS)score was 5 in 13 cases,and 4 in 4 cases. One patient with AVM underwent combined stereotactic radiotherapy had intracranial rebleeding during the follow-up period,and their last GOS score was 4. The other remaining 3 patients did not have new neurological deficits or rebleeding during the follow-up period,and theirGOSscorewas5.Conclusions 3D-DSA,headMRI,andCTfusiontechnologyarenovel, the operative method is simple,and the fusion image is accurate. They can effectively develop the individualized treatment regimens for patients with AVM.

Early diagnosis and microsurgical treatment of cerebral arteriovenous malformation hemorrhage in childhood / 重庆医学

Objective To investigate the diagnostic method,microsurgical operation time and effect of brain arteriovenous mal-formation(AVM)rupture hemorrhage in childhood.Methods 72 children (≤16 years old)of AVM hemorrhage from 2003 to 2013 were retrospectively analyzed.Results The CT diagnosis rate was 48.6%(35/72),the MRI diagnosis rate was 78.3%(47/60),56 cases were performed the early whole brain DSA under the condition permitting,its diagnosis rate was 98.2%(55/56).All the cases were performed the hematoma clearance plus the pertinent lesion resection.70 cases were re-examined by DSA/CTA/MRA during postoperative perioperation period.The lesion resection rate was 91.5%,the partial resection rate was 8.6%.60 cases(85.7%) were successfully followed up for 6 months to 6 years and assessed by the Glasgow outcome scale,5 points in 5 5 cases,4 points in 2 cases,3 points in 2 cases and 2 points in 1 cases.Conclusion DSA is the main detection measure for early diagnosing AVM hem-orrhage and the microsurgical operation in the acute stage can reduce the fatality and improve the prognosis.